tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post1817784038174616054..comments2024-03-21T08:05:38.385-04:00Comments on Ask An MD: Why Is It Hard To Live Healthy?Doctor Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-33050996236763013332009-11-02T16:11:45.448-05:002009-11-02T16:11:45.448-05:00Maureen-
I think the idea of instinctual weight g...Maureen-<br /><br />I think the idea of instinctual weight gain is interesting. For me when I was 17 I got put on anti-depressants stopped exercising and gained about 35 pounds in four months. After a year once I finished high school through independent study I moved to Alaska and left the drugs behind. While there I lost all the weight within five months, got really fit and have kept it off since. I didn't deliberately try to diet or exercise, but I did get a job high volume short order cooking (ie 64hr/wk on my feet running around doing physical labor), learned how to cross country ski and went 4x wk during winter, learned how to drum and started a band, and did chores like gardening, running with the dogs and chopping the MOUNTAIN of wood needed to replenish winter stores. Plus, there are few things that burn more energy then doing physical activities in the heat or cold.<br /><br />When I tried eating only salads and the like I had no energy and felt horrible and really really hungry. When I ignored my weight and ate when hungry I lost it easily.<br /><br />My advice would be to forget counting calories, know carbs like bread and rice are not truly bad for you, just try to eat enough nutritious food and do lots of goal orientated physical activities and you will lose weight.<br /><br />Also, it takes about two very painful weeks for your body to adjust to things like running or cross country skiing. Its rather painful but if you can get over the hump it becomes fun rather then torture.<br /><br />That's what worked for me anyways. I know lots of overweight or obese people who are crazy about eating nutritious minimal calories and workout at least 3hrs/wk to no avail. Some of my friends and relatives constantly go on crash diets join groups etc. and can't seem to lose weight and keep it off. Some people do but it takes a long time and seems very hard and stressful for them. I think its because those tactics are like fighting some kind of mind vs body war and mostly the body will win. I think they need be more physical in general and the weight will come off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-74291074676305933032009-10-19T22:23:47.038-04:002009-10-19T22:23:47.038-04:00I ofeten wondered what kept me so lazy and relucta...I ofeten wondered what kept me so lazy and reluctant to exercise. this answers it :)S.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05680464696404703921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-42166892254077904932009-09-26T08:49:12.566-04:002009-09-26T08:49:12.566-04:00Thanks for this post, Doctor D. Your patients are ...Thanks for this post, Doctor D. Your patients are very lucky to have a PCP with integrity and who isn't stuck on one perspective. As a person who has focused on eating low calorie, high fiber foods for years, I wasn't confronted with the "stupid fat person" perspective until I gained weight rapidly last year. To tell doctors meeting me for the first time that I wasn't always overweight is futile. Fortunately, my PCP knows.queenofoptimismhttp://www.medicalpuzzle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-2547811100950961942009-09-24T23:54:39.343-04:002009-09-24T23:54:39.343-04:00I'd still like to see a post on what happens o...I'd still like to see a post on what happens on a first visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-8304428182455247812009-09-24T19:27:44.534-04:002009-09-24T19:27:44.534-04:00Sorry Celeste,
I tried to tweek the settings, but...Sorry Celeste,<br /><br />I tried to tweek the settings, but this is the lowest security allows me to set for comments. You can still post "Anonymous" and put your name at the bottom. <br /><br />You could also get a Blogger account just for commenting on blogs. I've seen people do that before.<br /><br />-DDoctor Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-56858397046473762292009-09-24T16:41:06.723-04:002009-09-24T16:41:06.723-04:00Went to Disney World last winter with the kiddos--...Went to Disney World last winter with the kiddos--that gave me loads of motivation. I think the "Larks" outnumbered those actually walking. <br /><br />There are so many reasons for unhealthy behavior. Finances are a big motivator but won't solve the problem. It doesn't for smoking--cigarettes are expensive but kids and those with minimal means still light up despite their danger. I don't see that there is a "one size fits all" solution. Everyone's reasons are different, everyone's barriers are different, etc. Therefore, everyone's solution will be different.The Lonely Midwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101001652507378048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-76789007139365226182009-09-24T15:29:43.609-04:002009-09-24T15:29:43.609-04:00Movement is engineered OUT of most peoples' li...Movement is engineered OUT of most peoples' lifestyle. Even if you want to walk someplace, you might not be able to due to extreme distance from where you live, high speed roads, no sidewalks. Have you ever seen anybody walk to a gym? It's all about the car and the long commute.<br /><br />Dr. D., can you change your comment field so it allows a person to type a name without a URL? Just wondering.<br /><br />CelesteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-50825098311245855802009-09-24T14:29:48.984-04:002009-09-24T14:29:48.984-04:00By the way, Happy wrote a response post on his blo...By the way, Happy wrote a <a href="http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2009/09/is-practicing-healthy-lifestyles.html" rel="nofollow">response post</a> on his blog today. <br /><br />Happy says only one thing influences human behavior--economics. Money quote: "The only instinct going on here is the lack of motivation in the pocket book."<br /><br />Thus I suppose he only blogs to support those adds.<br /><br />Doctor D is such a failure as an economic being! First he chooses Primary Care as a career and then he blogs without adds!Doctor Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-34398679836194594532009-09-24T08:10:41.603-04:002009-09-24T08:10:41.603-04:00My ex hubby(almost god) said that the problem is p...My ex hubby(almost god) said that the problem is purely exercise. Years ago (many) people ate full cream, big man meals, drank full fat milk, lashings (so famous five) of butter/bread, steaks etc and were healthier than they were today.<br /> Ah but the secret is working hard, walking alot, not blobbing in front of T.V's etc.<br />If we increased petrol prices to the Max (for commercial cars), people would ditch their cars, even busing would be too expensive, voila a healthy society....Maybe :)MEDICALBOOBOOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238357586852121228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-86562117056420736642009-09-24T00:45:33.134-04:002009-09-24T00:45:33.134-04:00An ideal BMI while eating pie and an excellent wri...An ideal BMI while eating pie and an excellent writer! Nurse K is so perfect I'm not sure she's really human!<br /><br />WarmSocks, if we could somehow tap into the energeticness of our kids we could solve inactivity and decrease our dependence on foreign oil.Doctor Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-60196673007692886372009-09-24T00:15:45.224-04:002009-09-24T00:15:45.224-04:00After years of saying, "I have to get back in...After years of saying, "I have to get back in shape," but finding plenty of excuses not to, I signed my kids up for swimming lessons. It's important to me that they know how to swim. I figured that I could use the weight room while my kids were in the pool. Turned out that kids often get wait-listed unless a parent volunteers, so I spent a year teaching swimming lessons, swimming laps during the break between classes. It was a fun way to start exercising.WarmSockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192702662231361355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344900867722860530.post-56082215895413272222009-09-23T20:19:44.322-04:002009-09-23T20:19:44.322-04:00My doctor told me that my BMI was too LOW. That m...My doctor told me that my BMI was too LOW. That motivated me to start a pie-friendly lifestyle.Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.com